Delaney's Opponent Mucks the Nuts

Every poker player at one time or another has accidentally mucked a winning hand. Usually it comes at the tail end of a long session, when fatigue has set in. We don't know how long Ben Delaney's opponent was playing before sitting down for this tournament at 12:30 today, but he accidentally (and unwittingly) mucked the nuts to allow Delaney to scoop a pot.

As Delaney recounted the hand, Delaney's opponent raised preflop to 550 and was called only by Delaney, in the big blind. The flop was a big one, coming down {A-Spades}

. Delaney checked, then called a bet of 1,100. Both players checked the {4-Spades}

turn. When the river fell {Q-Spades}

, Delaney made a very healthy bet of 3,000. Delaney's opponent tanked before open-mucking {A-Diamonds}

. It seems probable that he thought he had two pair, aces and jacks, but he had actually made a runner-runner spade flush. Not only was it a flush, but it was also the nuts!

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